'Check your speed': Police remind drivers to follow the limits

Responding to complaints from residents, police increased patrols on Wombat Street consisting of deterrence and awareness through mobile patrols, random breath testing and stationary check speed message boards.

Several drivers have been pulled over and spoken to, and a number of infringement notices have been issued.

Three drivers on Thursday last week were issued fines, before a further three on Friday morning.

Inspector Jacob Reeves of Young Police said the speed limit must be followed.

"Whilst we understand there will be a few unhappy drivers from this activity, and whilst we don't wish to be booking our local community, the speed limit must be followed.

"All speed limits are there for a purpose. I think it would be fair to say that 40km/hr school zones and 50km/hr residential zones are particularly important due to the presence of pedestrians and children.

"I would like to take this opportunity to remind the community to follow the speed limits around town because some of the other complaint zones we are receiving feedback on will also be given extra attention."

Wombat Street resident Josh Dawes was pleased to see police pay increased attention to the 50km/hr zone.

"I live in Wombat Street. The way people travel up and down here at all times of day is atrocious and unsafe for residents and community members that live here, as well as people that are out and about walking, riding trying to cross roads and nearly hit by some people that continue to break the law," Mr Dawes said.

The extra attention to Wombat Street follows the NSW Police Force's June long weekend operation Stay Alert when Young police handed out more than 70 speeding fines across the sector.

There were no further fines to report since Friday morning.

"It is disappointing to see so many offences detected. We persist in our message that country drivers are killed on country roads and that one fatality is one too many," Inspector Reeves said.

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